Vayikra: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
This week we begin our reading of the Book of Leviticus. As any b’nai mitzvah from this time of the year can tell, you, the first several chapters of the […]
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Heather Erez
Director of Youth Education & Engagement
"Previously, every teacher did this work for their own grade – for RS180 it’s just me and the clergy and one native Israeli teacher to help."
Heather Erez
Director of Youth Education & Engagement
The native Israeli speaker was brought in to teach “Hebrew Through Movement” online, which is modern Hebrew. Students are having a great time, as it is conversational and they have begun speaking with one another about the things they like, they can count, they know what grade they are in and quite a bit more!
"Before Hebrew Through Movement, I only knew Hebrew words from prayers, and now I’m learning how to actually speak Hebrew!"
Stella Gross
4th Grade Daughter of Lauren & Alan Gross
“As a family we enjoyed how religious school was once a week and an hour. As an educator, I have found there is so much more deep down inside these kids that they are holding onto and a lot of it is not obvious to us and it takes a lot for kids to open up. These activities allow them to open up and realize in a time of crisis they do have comfort around them."
Jamie Kshonz
Mother of Harrison, Grade 5
Heather explains, “In Judaism when we discuss our holidays, we always talk about how Jews have had to dig deep to make it through whatever we were dealing with. Hopefully soon we will be going through our own exodus and coming out of this. But right now my focus is to help parents and kids work through these issues and empower them.”
As we look toward the future and welcoming everyone back in-person, we have many more exciting and enriching plans in store. Thanks to the strong foundation we built during RS180, we learned that we can overcome any obstacles in our path and develop innovative programming for our children that will be impactful no matter the circumstances. As just a small sampling of the many things in store for our children of all grade levels, we are extremely pleased to share how we continue to evolve and give you a sneak peek at some highlights from Religious School 2021-2022 to look forward to.
This week we begin our reading of the Book of Leviticus. As any b’nai mitzvah from this time of the year can tell, you, the first several chapters of the […]
The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) in Worcester, Massachusetts or what my brother-in-law calls “The Irish Club,” starts celebrating St. Patrick’s Day over a week before March 17th. I started following […]
One of my favorite parts of living in Israel was joining in with the hustle and bustle of Friday mornings in Jerusalem. Every market, grocery store, and bodega was full […]
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